Emperor Sui Yang

After Yu Wenshu passed away, Yang Ming ordered the entire army to be in mourning to express condolences for the No. 1 military officer of the Sui Dynasty.

There is Yuwenshu's mansion in Jiangdu City. At his level, there are mansions awarded by the state in important cities such as Luoyang, Jiangdu, and Jinyang.

On the second day after his death, Yu Wenshu was laid to rest and the coffin was sealed on the eighth day.

He is a serious Xianbei person. The Xianbei people are not very particular about returning fallen leaves to their roots. Moreover, Yuwenshu followed the Yuwen clan of the Northern Zhou Dynasty from the six towns of Bianguan to the Central Plains and spread his branches in Guanzhong. He has already regarded Guanzhong as his hometown, so his The mausoleum must be in Guanzhong.

Historically, it is unknown who wrote the original epitaph of Yuwenshu, but later generations unearthed the tomb of Yuwenshu in 2006. The epitaph was written by Ouyang Xun in the eighth year of Wude.

Ouyang Xun is currently Yang Ming's East Palace Commander, and his calligraphy is already recognized as No. 1 under Yang Guang. It is very suitable for him to be the master of calligraphy.

It is impossible for Yang Guang to write an epitaph for someone.

So Yang Ming sent someone to inform Ouyang Xun, who was in the capital, to hand over this task to him.

As for the location of Yu Wenshu's mausoleum, it was in Yunyang Town, Jingyang County, Xianyang City in later generations. It is an absolute geomantic treasure. Why?Because the origin of the earth of our People's Republic of China, which is the starting point and reference point of the national geographical coordinates, longitude and latitude, is right here.

A large ship with five teeth will carry Yu Wenshu's coffin back to the Eastern Capital, and the Eastern Capital will honor Yu Wenshu with the first-class Tailao ceremony.

Because of his father's death, Huaji and Zhiji have been exempted from guilt, and they will definitely take the throne as Dukes of the country. This can be regarded as Yuwenshu's last gift to his descendants.

When a person has no thoughts and hope, his whole spirit will be gone.

Lai Hu'er was in this state now. For the rest of his life, he always regarded Yu Wenshu as his opponent and wanted to surpass him, but it was obvious that he had lost this opportunity forever.

So he let out a sigh of relief and thought about everything. Fame, fortune, wealth and splendor were just passing clouds.

"Everyone should eat and drink. If Mr. Xu is still alive, I certainly don't want you to be so sad. It's only a matter of time before Jiangnan returns to peace. We should be happy." After saying this, Lai Huer took care of himself. He poured himself a glass of wine and drank it in one gulp.

In the lobby, Wei Xuan and Wei Yunqi, who had been demoted to common people, were also invited to participate in this smileless celebration banquet.

Although these two people were convicted, their previous achievements and status were too high to cause any trouble. No one dared to treat them as common people. After all, everyone knew that the defeat of Jiangdu had nothing to do with them. Guanxi is a scapegoat.

The scapegoat will usually be okay after the limelight wears off.

Wei Xuan sighed: "This year in the Sui Dynasty, we lost the bones of Duke Taiping and Duke Xu. This is a loss for the country. How can we not make people sad?"

Hearing this, Yang Ming looked at Yang Xuanting and said: "You pack up and return to the capital as soon as possible. There is news from the capital, and Mr. Yang will only be here in a short time."

Yang Xuanting couldn't stand it any longer, and a tough guy secretly wiped his tears with his sleeves down.

He was not Yang Yue's biological son, but the relationship between the brothers and Yang Yue was too close. If Yang Yue died, Xuangan Xuanting would not necessarily shed tears.

According to the news from the capital, Yang Yue is almost done. He is already vomiting as much as he eats, and his stomach cannot digest food. He may not be able to survive now, but Jiangdu has not received the news yet.

Yang Ming looked at Shi Huaiyi again: "Leave the remaining problems in Shandong to Zhang Xutuo. You can go back too."

Shi Huaiyi nodded.

Feng Ang, who was captured, wanted to see Yang Ming, but was rejected by Yang Ming. There was nothing to see. Luoyang's decree had come. After the New Year, Jiangdu came to protect his children, and Yang Ming needed to lead his cronies back. When Luoyang returned to power, in addition to his own left and right guards in the East Palace and the soldiers from Hedong, Yang Guang had arrangements for all other military powers.

The left and right Yi guards were brought back by Dong Chun and Xue Shixiong, and the Luoyang garrison was brought back by Zhong Wen.

In the backyard of the General Manager's Mansion, Yang Ming saw Xu Xuanche who was seriously injured.

Although Wan Zan died, Xu Xuanche did not. He fought tooth and nail to resist Cao Shiqi until the entire army was wiped out. Later, only a dozen people fled. After Jiangnan was pacified, he wandered around several places and returned to Jiangdu.

"Xuanche did not disappoint Gu. From now on, you will stay with Gu. After returning to Beijing, you will have important things to entrust to you," Yang Ming said.

Xu Xuanche burst into tears.

This time, Yang Ming is not fooling the other party. His loyalty has been verified and he can be regarded as one of his own.

Feng Ang's troops in Lingnan surrendered [-] troops, and Feng Xuan's troops surrendered [-] troops. They were all killed in Xuancheng County. The burial pits distributed in six townships buried the last hope of the local officials in Lingnan.

After Feng Xuan learned of this situation, he went on a hunger strike and died.

"Don't go back yet. Zhongmu stays in Jiangdu. You take the other half of the navy back to Xiangyang," Yang Ming said while walking in the backyard: "Remember, I didn't send someone to summon you, so you must not leave the station for a step."

Shen Lun nodded quickly: "Your Highness, don't worry, we know that someone will settle accounts with us. Without the prince's decree, we will not listen to anyone." There are already various voices in the court, wanting to find the Xiangyang Navy's fault. When fighting , there was no such sound at all, and as soon as the war ended, someone started a fire.

Yang Ming guessed with his butt and knew it was Yang Jian who did the good deed, but this time he guessed wrong.

Li Jing sneered at the side and said: "We are fighting to the death in the front, but a group of idle people in the back want our lives. This is the way of the world."

"Mai Tiezhang asked Zhongcai to secretly pass the news to us, and asked His Highness to be careful. I'm afraid there will be a storm waiting for us after we return to the Eastern Capital," Fang Xuanling whispered.

Xue Shou also said: "It seems that Mai Tiezhang must have received some news. He has now followed Yu Zhongwen back. Now the prince has only the left and right guards of the East Palace and the Hedong disciples, but only 3000 people. If he returns to Luoyang, If something unexpected happens, it’s really difficult to prevent it.”

Yang Ming's military power has been weakened to the lowest level. If it weren't for the fact that the left and right guards of the East Palace were his people, Yang Guang would have dared to transfer them to him.

In name, the prince is the one who brings peace to the world, and the emperor recalls him and rewards him based on his merits, but isn't it just a matter of settling the general ledger?
But Yang Ming had to go back, because his wife and son were in the hands of others. If he dared to disobey the order, Yang Guang dared to ask Lai Huer to escort him to Luoyang.

Of course, Lai Hu'er doesn't have this ability, and he can't touch Yang Ming in the army.

"When I was building Luoyang, I placed Prince Qi's palace in Delifang, and asked the craftsmen to dig a tunnel that led directly to the palace's dormitory." Yang Ming looked at Cui Wei and said, "I'll give you 500 people. In an emergency , let me control Yang Jian first."

Cui Wei nodded and said, "Your Highness, don't worry."

Yang Ming looked at Dugu Lingyun again: "The city defense of Luoyang is nominally in the hands of Huangfu Wuyi, but in fact he is a puppet. The three brothers who really control Luoyang are the three brothers of Duke Zhao. After you return to the Eastern Capital with me, quietly go to Duke Zhao's Mansion. Go up and tell him to keep the defense of the Eastern Capital firmly in my hands."

Dugu Lingyun nodded quickly.

He is the son of Dugu Kai and the cousin of the three brothers Dugu Zuan.

The three brothers Dugu Zuan and the second brother Dugu Wu both brought the Luoyang garrison from Jiangdu, but they were defeated by Yu Wenhuaji, but they were still Luoyang captains.

A lieutenant is the highest-ranking official in a local judicial system, while the third oldest, Dugu Kaiyuan, served as Yang Zhao's Qianniu bodyguard. Later, he returned to Luoyang and became Wu Benlang General, in charge of Luoyang city defense.

Of course, none of this mattered when Yang Guang was in Luoyang, because Yang Guang was protected by the Forbidden Army.

There is one top priority among the Forbidden Army, and that is the clan's hussars. If Yang Ming wants to fight his father to death, he must get the support of the clan's hussars.

"Rumors are spreading everywhere right now. Some say that the prince is arrogant and ignores His Majesty. Others say that the prince supports his troops and plans to cross the river to stand on his own." Li Jing said in a deep voice: "This is someone deliberately spreading the news to pave the way for targeting the prince in the future. We will reply After arriving in Luoyang, His Highness cannot go to court, so it is best to recuperate in Prince Qin's Mansion due to illness, and let us enter the palace first to explore the situation."

Yang Ming nodded: "Just say that I am suffering from a serious disease. I am afraid that it will spread in the palace. I stay in the palace to recuperate. Su Wei and Pei Ju are not in Luoyang. Don't talk nonsense in the court. Look at Yang Da and Wei Zhen's Regarding your tone of voice, please observe the attitudes of King Cai and King Teng, and be careful."

He doesn't have the guts to enter the palace now, otherwise his father could put him under house arrest with just one order, and it would be all over by then.

Li Jing nodded and said: "Your Highness, don't worry, I have my own sense of discretion."

Yang Yuanqing said: "After we return to the Eastern Capital, Weiwei Temple may confiscate our weapons. We can't hand over our armor, nor our horizontal knives. If we don't hand over the others, I'm afraid we will be criticized."

Yang Ming said in a deep voice: "Try to deal with it carefully. I have the ability to suppress rebellions. There won't be too many people targeting me in the court. If Yang Yue is here, he can help me fight. Now that I am at a disadvantage, I should be careful in everything. "

After that, Yang Ming took off his clothes and stood in the courtyard with his upper body naked.

The imperial doctor couldn't hide the real illness, and it was very cold in Jiangdu in the twelfth lunar month. Besides, since Yang Ming left the capital to fight the rebellion, he had many injuries on his body, including frostbite. Even if he caught some wind-cold, it would be better than the imperial doctor. .

However, in ancient times, wind and cold were sometimes very risky, and if serious, they could be fatal.

But Yang Ming had to do this. Luoyang would be the place of decisive battle between him and Yang Guang, so he had to be extremely careful.

Li Jing and others have been standing by. They and Yang Ming are both prosperous and destructive. If Yang Ming falls, they will all be ruined.

After Yang Zhao passed away, few of his retainers and staff became successful. This was still a death. If Yang Ming was targeted by the emperor, Li Jing's fate would not be much better.

Li Mi, Shan Xiongxin, Zhu Can and others have been asked by Yang Ming to return to him. If he wants to force him into the palace, he can only count on these people.

Except for Yuchi Jingde, the others in that group of martial arts were originally Yang Ming's people.

In the 13th year of Daye, on the fifth day of the first lunar month, Yang Ming led his army by boat and returned north to Luoyang. What he was about to face was the biggest challenge in his life.

If successful, he will ascend the throne and become emperor; if defeated, he will be infamy throughout the ages.

One day, he turned 30 years old. (End of chapter)